THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1988.
CHIANG
REJECTS
TOKYO 'PEACE' FEELER
Chungking, To-day.
DARING HOLD-UP Japan's "peace" terms, contained in the statement NORTH CHINA
OF FOREIGNERS IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, To-day. Vividly illustrating the extent to which armed crime has increased on the Western boundaries of the International Settlement
on the fringe of the Japanese-controlled areas in recent weeks, there occur red yesterday the most daring hold-up, almost unprecedented in the history of Shanghai.`
A line of seven cars, contain- ing a party of about fifteen American and British men and women, was halted near the Co-1 lumbia Country Club, an Ameri- can institution within the Settle- band of ment, perimeter, by a about eight armed bandits flour- ishing pistols who had parked
their own car across the road.
The foreign party was forced to dismount and was relieved of watches, rings and wallets to a value of approximately one thou- sand Chinese dollars.
The gang, who are reported to have been well-dressed, made a clean escape, and despite the early arrival of the Settlement police, none have been appre- hended.
THREE BRITONS
The party is known to have in- cluded at least three Britons, Messrs. J. H. Ford and Innes, both of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, and Mrs. Innes, and two prominent Americans, Dr. T. B. Dunn and Dr. D. J. Collins. ·
Although hold-ups of Chinese are a daily occurrence,. yesterday's case involving foreigners is the first of this kind for many years. →→→→→Reuter.
FRANCO WATCHING FOR JOSE LUIS DIEZ
Paris, To-day. Reports here from Gibraltar state that the Spanish National cruiser Canarias cast anchor in the Strait of Gibraltar yesterday afternoon just outside British ters ritorial waters to wait for eventual departure of the Spanish Republican destroyer Jose Luis Diez-from Gibraltar.
Two National Spanish destroyera are cruising in waters off Gibral- tar to make sure that the loyalist warship does not escape.
The Jose Luis Diez came to Gibraltar to repair damage suffer- ed during an engagement with Na- tional warships. Trans-Ocean.
by the Premier, Prince Konore, on Dec. including the granting to Japan of the right TARIFF
to station troops at specific points in China as long as the proposed anti-Comintern pact re- mained in force, were dismissed as out of the
INCREASES MAY
question by the Generalissimo in an interview. BE POSTPONED
Special attention was also directed to the demand for the granting of the right of domicile in all parts of China for Japanese. General Chiang Kai-shek point- ed out that these terms
were
more extensive and more stiff than those presented to China before the outbreak of hostili- ties.
He added: "If the earlier terms, were unacceptable to China, h can the country, after eighteen months' fighting and suffering, accept the present demands.
"What have we been fighting
for?"`
PRINCIPLES AT STAKE
He emphasised that China cannot accept any terms which violate her territorial or admin-
istrative integrity, or contrary to the League Covenant or the Nine- Power Treaty.
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Chinese casualties since the beginning of hostilities are stated to be 850,000, of which 300,000 were killed. Japanese casualties are estimated at 650,000. Reuter.
NAZIS REJOICE
AT LIMA "FAILURE"
Berlin, To-day.
Peiping, To-day.
re-
'It is predicted that revision of tariffs in the Japanese-occupied areas in China will not come into. force on January 1, as expected.
A Tientsin newspaper, garded as mouthpiece of the Japanese military authorities, states that the tariff changes will be announced as soon as agreement is reached between the Spring, when duties, especial- governments."
"Defeat of the United States
The changes are expected in anti-totalitarian aims" at the Pan- the pring, when duties, especial- American Conference at Lima, con-ly those affecting luxuries, will tinues to be the theme of satisfied be greatly increased.-Reuter. comment in the Nazi press.
The "Diplomatische Korrespon- denz" expresses joy at the "limitations" of the declaration of American solidarity.
economic relations with non- American countries.
The "Lokal Anzeiger"' says that the South American States Other newspapers remark that are not prepared to abandon economic in- the attitude of the South Ameri-their political and can States is strongly influenced dependence to become dependent by reluctance to endanger their on North America.-Reuter.
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